multivariableadj.
/ˌmʌltɪˈvɛːrɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈvɛriəb(ə)l/; see also multi- comb. form. Science (chiefly Statistics).
Containing, involving, or dependent on more than one variable.
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1911 Amer. Midland Naturalist 2 90 I have for many years paid a special attention to the multi-variable behaviour of the group of plants, known as Laciniaria scariosa.
1930 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 44 669 In the same way that mathematical equations were obtained for the single-variable demand curve, they may be obtained for these multi-variable curves.
1962 J. Riordan Stochastic Service Syst. iv. 50 With Yn a multivariable Bell polynomial.
1991 Lancet 9 Feb. 328/1 Statistical analysis..by Student's t-test..and multivariable linear regression.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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